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Pennine Horizons joined with the After Alice Project in a very successful open day at Salem Mill, Hebden Bridge in December 2015

For a typical plain cloth woven at Queen Street Mill, the beams for the looms may have needed between 1500 and 2500 strands (ends) winding onto them. When a loom is weaving these ends take a lot of wear and tear as the shed (the ‘tunnel’ for the…

For a typical plain cloth woven at Queen Street Mill, the beams for the looms may have needed between 1500 and 2500 strands (ends) winding onto them. When a loom is weaving these ends take a lot of wear and tear as the shed (the ‘tunnel’ for the…

This is the last surviving 19th century steam powered weaving mill.

By early 1982 the mill was only operating 440 looms and was no longer financially viable. It finally closed on 12 March 1982, and the mill was mothballed. The mill was rescued by…

This is the last surviving 19th century steam powered weaving mill.

By early 1982 the mill was only operating 440 looms and was no longer financially viable. It finally closed on 12 March 1982, and the mill was mothballed. The mill was rescued by…

Steam is raised by two Lancashire boilers built by Tinker, Shenton & Co, Hyde. The first was installed in 1894, and the second in 1901, when a 120-tube Greens Economiser was fitted.[7] Feed water is now supplied by a Weir pump fitted in 1956. Both…